India
raises terror issue with BangladeshNew
Delhi, March 21India and Bangladesh
had their first bilateral summit meeting here this evening
ever since Begum Khaleda Zia became Bangladesh Prime
Minister in October 2001, but no breakthrough could be
achieved.

The four alleged Babbar Khalsa terrorists arrested by the Chandigarh Police being produced in a court in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Indo-Pak talks
on criminal matters beginNew Delhi, March 21The two-day technical-level talks
between India and Pakistan on matters pertaining to crime,
human-trafficking, drug abuse, formation of SAARCPOL and immigration
began here today after a gap of 17 years.

2 pilots die
as MiG crashes in RajasthanNew Delhi, March 21In yet another MiG crash, a
trainer version of Mig-21 fighter aircraft crashed soon after getting
airborne from Uttarlai airbase in Rajasthan with two pilots on board.

CAG raps govt
for overspending
on VVIP jetsNew Delhi, March 21The purchase of five Embraer
executive jets for VVIP travel by the NDA government has come in for
criticism from the the Comptroller and Auditor General for paying a
higher price for purchase and overspending an “exorbitant amount”
of Rs 126.90 crore for laying fancy interiors and in-flight
entertainment on board.

Uma shows her
strength in DelhiAll set to form new partyNew Delhi, March 21After her famous breakaway from the
BJP and public condemnation of the top BJP brass, the mercurial sanyasin
today staged a show of strength in Delhi, ahead of launching her new
party next month which she said would be based on core Hindutva
ideology.

Report on
controversial telecast sent to CentreChandigarh, March 21Stung by bad publicity and adverse
public reaction over a television programme on the issue of “Khalistan”,
the Punjab Government has sent a report to the Union Ministry of Home
Affairs (MHA) explaining the “facts” relating to the telecast and
the subsequent circumstances created by it.

Injured Sachin
ruled out for one-dayersMumbai, March 21Sachin
Tendulkar, struggling for runs in the Tests, was today ruled out for the
entire seven-match one-day series against England due to a hitherto
undisclosed shoulder injury for which he will undergo a surgery in
London.